You supplied a link that you described as a “backgrounder” on Flournoy. My link was to a much more in-depth 'backgrounder' than the one you posted. It describes the career path of Flournoy and Blinken who have both passed through the revolving doors between government, industry, think tanks, and advisory jobs; doors that soon started opening automatically and never hit them in the ass. Their history suggests that they are full supporters of keeping on keeping on the path of endless wars. If that is the kind of mentality you want in high policy positions that is your prerogative but I do not support that so I will continue to offer evidence, when I see it, that shows, for instance, what we are getting with appointees like Flournoy and Blinken and what results we can expect after they strut through another door.  

But okay, let’s stipulate that all the military actions that our country has been involved in during the entirety of our lifetimes have been necessary, well considered and well planned, and done with high minded purpose and that they were successful and worked out for the betterment of the geopolitical situation even if not so much for the millions of casualties.  Maybe you believe that but it does not change the fact that the phrase “eternal wars’ is a reasonable way to describe that long running train of actions.  Dan Cohen offers a lot of information about both Flournoy and Blinken which reveals them to be very hawkish political operatives of a type I wish were not in influential positions. You do not bother to address any of their connections or past positions but jump at the chance to direct another screed at me while ignoring the essence of the article.

 Thanks anyway for the comedy link but Sasha Cohen can go fuck himself, I’ll get my view of history somewhere else.